Weathering And Erosion Flashcards
Weathering
Breaking down into smaller pieces
Erosion
moving the sediments/pieces
Deposition
dropping the sediments on the ground
Frost Action
freezing & thawing of water making cracks bigger
Abrasion
sediments get round & smooth by tumbling
Tributary
small stream that feeds into a larger river
Meander
a curve in a river
Oxbow Lake
lake created when a meander gets eroded off
Delta
triangle shaped deposit where a river ends
V-shaped Valley
Created by rivers
U-Shaped Valley
Created by glaciers
Striations
Parallel Scratches
Drumlins
narrow hill, steeper on one side
Moraine
narrow ridge of sediment where a glacier stops
Mass Movement
large movement of material downhill
Soil Horizons
layers in the dirt